Research Article
Pregnancy in Disability: Community Perceptions and Personal Experiences in a Rural Setting in Ghana
Table 5
Factors influencing attitudes towards pregnancy in disability.
| | Variable | Community Attitudes towards Pregnant Women with Disabilities | X2 | | | Negative attitude | Positive attitude | p-value |
| | Sex | | | | | Male | 127(70.9) | 52(29.1) | 0.074 | | Female | 138(62.4) | 83(37.6) | | | Age | | | | | 18-25 | 67(57.3) | 50(42.7) | 0.115 | | 26-30 | 81(65.9) | 42(34.1) | | | 31-35 | 42(76.4) | 13(23.6) | | | 36-40 | 32(64.0) | 18(36.0) | | | >40 | 32(72.7) | 12(27.3) | | | Marital status | | | | | Married | 73(66.4) | 37(33.6) | 0.591 | | Widowed | 4(57.1) | 3(42.9) | | | Separated | 5(71.4) | 2(28.6) | | | Cohabiting | 118(69.8) | 51(30.2) | | | Single | 63(60.6) | 41(39.4) | | | Educational status | | | | | Primary and below | 82(67.2) | 40(32.8) | 0.001 | | JHS | 130(73.4) | 47(26.6) | | | SHS and above | 49(50.5) | 48(49.5) | | | Ethnicity | | | | | Akan | 2(33.3) | 4(66.7) | 0.270 | | Ewe | 257(66.8) | 128(33.2) | | | Ga | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | Other | 2(50.0) | 2 (50.0) | | | Employment status | | | | | Employed | 204(68.5) | 94(31.5) | 0.111 | | Unemployed | 61(59.8) | 4(40.2) | | | Causes of disability | | | | | Medical conditions | | | | | No | 122(55.2) | 99(44.8) | 0.000 | | Yes | 143(79.9) | 36(20.1) | | | Accident | | | | | No | 49(89.1) | 6(10.9) | 0.000 | | Yes | 214(62.4) | 129(37.6) | | | Spiritual causes | | | | | No | 39(84.8) | 7(15.2) | 0.005 | | Yes | 226(75.1) | 128(24.9) | | | Medical errors | | | | | No | 227(66.2) | 116(33.8) | 0.943 | | Yes | 38(66.7) | 19(33.3) | | | Awareness of disability laws and rights | | | | No | 259(67.3) | 126(32.7) | 0.057 | | Yes | 6(42.9) | 8(57.1) | | | Personal contact with a person with disability | | | | No | 224(64.2) | 125(35.8) | 0.022 | | Yes | 41(80.4) | 10(19.6) | |
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